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[At the mass funeral service for victims of the 1947 Texas City Disaster]

A large crowd gathers at the mass funeral service for victims of the 1947 Texas City Disaster. A clergyman is speaking from a temporary dais, surrounded by funeral wreaths while other clergymen, including a Catholic priest, and acolytes stand to the right of the platform.

Date: June 22, 1947

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library

[Coffins of victims of the 1947 Texas City Disaster being lined up at the mass funeral service]

Pall bearers, or an honor guard (at least two of the men seem to be in uniform), carry in the casket of an unidentified victim of the 1947 Texas City Disaster at the mass funeral service on June 22, 1947. Two rows of identical caskets have already been brought in and two more caskets stand in a third row. A small group of clergymen awaits the casket. A large crowd of people stand behind a fence or spectator ropes on three sides of the burial site. Funeral wreaths stand at intervals around t… more

Date: June 22, 1947

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library

[Rabbi Louis Feigon speaking at the mass burial service for victims of the 1947 Texas City Disaster]

Rabbi Louis Feigon speaks into a standing microphone on the temporary speakers platform at the mass burial services on June 22, 1947. Other clergymen and three acolytes stand off the dais on the right. One funeral wreath stands on the dais, while other wreaths stand behind the speaker's platform. A large crowd of people wearing military uniforms or dress clothes stand behind the roped-off area. On the reverse side of the photograph is written: "Ministers representing Protestant, Jewish & Ca… more

Date: June 22, 1947

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library

[Clergymen prepare for the mass burial services for victims of the 1947 Texas City Disaster]

Clergymen from several faiths and acolytes stand near a platform and microphone waiting for the mass burial services to start on June 22, 1947. To the left stand funeral wreaths. Behind the clergymen can be seen a tall cross on a staff held by an acolyte. A large crowd stands behind the roped-off burial area.

Date: June 22, 1947

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library

[Mourners at the mass burial service for victims of the 1947 Texas City Disaster]

Mourners at the mass burial service held on June 22, 1947. Rev. F. M. Johnson of the First Baptist Church is standing on the far right. The two women in the middle of the picture are believed to be Angela Garza on the left and Mrs. Saragosa on the right."

Date: June 22, 1947

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library

[Rescue workers look for survivors after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]

Rescue workers search through a big pile of building debris looking for survivors. The rescue worker in the foreground wears a clerical collar. Wood, metal and paper debris are visible.

Date: April 16, 1947

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library

[At a memorial service for victims of the 1947 Texas City Disaster]

A group of people gather at the Texas City High School stadium for a memorial service for victims of the 1947 disaster. A small group of speakers stands in the middle, between the crowd standing on the field and a group of choir members standing on the bleachers. At the bottom of the picture is printed "Texas City Disaster, April 16, 1947." On the back of the photograph is written: "Memorial - April 19, 1947 at H.S. Stadium 10th Street."

Date: April 19, 1947

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library

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